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my concern is related to foreign policy. there has been a lot of discussion regarding your policy on air safety abroad, pulling troops back where they be felt -- where we feel they should not be deployed. we face some serious threats in the middle east, particularly iran. how would you handle iran? nuclear iran [inaudible] >> all nuclear bomb scare me. we have had way too many of them. [applause] some of my opinions come from the experience i had when i was in the air force during the 1960's. i went in with the greatest confrontation with the soviets occurred in the october of 1962. that is when i received my draft notice. that was over with by the time i was sworn in. i was in during the vietnam era. they had 30,000 -- they has been in cuba. we were about to have a nuclear exchange. compare that to the problem we see with iran. maybe someday getting a nuclear weapon. the danger is way overblown about them having one in the near future. i think they would like to, that would be a concern. i do not want them to get one. the u
my concern is related to foreign policy. there has been a lot of discussion regarding your policy on air safety abroad, pulling troops back where they be felt -- where we feel they should not be deployed. we face some serious threats in the middle east, particularly iran. how would you handle iran? nuclear iran [inaudible] >> all nuclear bomb scare me. we have had way too many of them. [applause] some of my opinions come from the experience i had when i was in the air force during the...
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particularly with foreign policy. in fact, obama was being criticized for talking about intervention in afghanistan and pa pakistan. this is a myth. there's no drastic change on afghanistan and iraq today. i would like him to be moving out quicker. on israel, i've seen nothing negle negative. we have a republican party to the right of ronald reagan where mitt romney attacks rick santorum for voting to raise the debt limit, where you have people advocating significant expenditures and no tax increases where they say in the ryan budget and, again, by his own assertion, let's increase military spending so we can make cuts from what otherwise would be there in medicare and medicaid. it is a very radical agenda in the social area with regards to lesbian and gay people, with women's reproductive rights. on immigration they have been militantly anti-. the administration hasn't been successful in trying to get a more rational policy but that is, in part, because they have so willingly opposed it and people are frightened. the
particularly with foreign policy. in fact, obama was being criticized for talking about intervention in afghanistan and pa pakistan. this is a myth. there's no drastic change on afghanistan and iraq today. i would like him to be moving out quicker. on israel, i've seen nothing negle negative. we have a republican party to the right of ronald reagan where mitt romney attacks rick santorum for voting to raise the debt limit, where you have people advocating significant expenditures and no tax...
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a president is not a foreign policy expert." in my view, the last thing we need is a president who believes that he can subcontract our foreign policy to experts at the state department, and for that matter any other department or agency, because here's how it works. i've been around for eight presidents of the united states. i hate to admit. i know i don't look that old. right? [ laughter ] but eight presidents. that's not how it works. barack obama has built a great national security team from secretary of state clinton to cia director petraeus to defense secretary leon panetta to the chairman of the joint chiefs, dempsey. president bush put together his own team of experts. but the bottom line is this -- no matter, no matter how experienced the team, no matter how wise the advice and counsel, to use that old expression, "the buck literally stops on the president's desk in the oval office. one of the toughest -- only the toughest decisions land on that desk. and as often as not, his advisers are in disagreement, disagreement a
a president is not a foreign policy expert." in my view, the last thing we need is a president who believes that he can subcontract our foreign policy to experts at the state department, and for that matter any other department or agency, because here's how it works. i've been around for eight presidents of the united states. i hate to admit. i know i don't look that old. right? [ laughter ] but eight presidents. that's not how it works. barack obama has built a great national security...
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policy and he's going to make the argument that romney's foreign policy is a return to george w. bush and bush's popularity increased upticked a bit recently but he left office unpopular with respect to his foreign policy. obama will argue that he inherited a mess in many places. less secure world and he's made it more secure. romney is advocating pretty much the same policies as george w. bush and will try to paint him as being reckless, too quick to use force, and the like. one more direct line of attack that was tried already was romney did make some statements saying that he didn't think we should gallivant around the world and spend billions of dollars to find one person. he criticized obama's statements that he would go inside pakistan and after bin laden took place during the 2008 campaign. and obama will try to truck that out to show that romney is not tough on terrorism. and then i think he'll try to make the argument that romney in some ways is trapped in the past. maybe making a youth versus someone who is older but romney's statements that russia is our number one geo
policy and he's going to make the argument that romney's foreign policy is a return to george w. bush and bush's popularity increased upticked a bit recently but he left office unpopular with respect to his foreign policy. obama will argue that he inherited a mess in many places. less secure world and he's made it more secure. romney is advocating pretty much the same policies as george w. bush and will try to paint him as being reckless, too quick to use force, and the like. one more direct...
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i don't think foreign policy will push a single vote in the election. no one is going to vote on that. and i -- while you may see people make an effort to use foreign policy in the election -- >> it's weak. >> you may see that. it's not serious. it's trying to calculate where can i get a little bit of political advantage by saying something this way or that way. it's not really serious. i'd also say on the difference that i drew between those who that an are looking to have a strong american role in the world resourced appropriately across the full spectrum of things, there's dennisons of both party that want to see that. and i'm not disparaging the second view, even though i don't share it. that's a legitimate point of view, by the way, too that, people are really worried about where we are and how to pull back. i just think that we can't april ford to do that because of the costs that will then follow for our country abroad. but that's really the intellectual debate that's out there. it really isn't a partisan debate in that respect. and i would just
i don't think foreign policy will push a single vote in the election. no one is going to vote on that. and i -- while you may see people make an effort to use foreign policy in the election -- >> it's weak. >> you may see that. it's not serious. it's trying to calculate where can i get a little bit of political advantage by saying something this way or that way. it's not really serious. i'd also say on the difference that i drew between those who that an are looking to have a strong...
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foreign policy? covering the story, major garrett of "national journal," doyle mcmanus of "the los angeles times," laura meckler of "the wall street journal," and david sanger of the new york "times." >> award-winning reporting and analysis, coveriri history as it happens. live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week with gwen ifill". produced in association with "national journal." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- -- >> we know why we're here. to charty greener path in the air and in our factories. to find cleaner, more efficient ways to power flight. >> and harness our technology for new energy solutions. >> around the globe, the people of boeing are working together to build a better tomorrow. >> that's why we're here. >> this rock has never stood still. since 1875, we've been there for our clients through good times and bad. when their needs changed, we were there to meet them. through the years from insurance to investment mananament, from real estate to reti
foreign policy? covering the story, major garrett of "national journal," doyle mcmanus of "the los angeles times," laura meckler of "the wall street journal," and david sanger of the new york "times." >> award-winning reporting and analysis, coveriri history as it happens. live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week with gwen ifill". produced in association with "national journal." corporate funding for...
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our policy on hamas has not changed. it is designated as a foreign terrorist organization. and to play any role in achieving peace and building an independent state it must renounce violence, recognize israel and adhere to previous agreements. we believe that president abbas remains committed to these principals and he has told us that any government he leads will remain committed to them, too. president obama has also made clear that there will be no lasting peace unless israel's security concerns are met. period. to summerize, the u.s. government has done more to ensure israel's security under the president's leadership than under any previous administration. from providing record level security assistance that is saving lives to leading vigorous diplomacy that is defending israel at the u.n. to championing sanctions against iran our record is rock solid. based in my own firsthand experience working these issues day in and day out, i can assure you that israel's security is at the top of the agenda of president obama's national security team. and as for the -- [ applause
our policy on hamas has not changed. it is designated as a foreign terrorist organization. and to play any role in achieving peace and building an independent state it must renounce violence, recognize israel and adhere to previous agreements. we believe that president abbas remains committed to these principals and he has told us that any government he leads will remain committed to them, too. president obama has also made clear that there will be no lasting peace unless israel's security...
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. >> let's stay on foreign policy. you wrote an essay for "foreign policy" magazine. you said it was no secret that dick cheney was behind foreign- policy issues in the bush should ministration. 17 of the 34 advisers to mr. ronny are from the bush administration. you said that is a scary prospect. >> it is the over-willingness to engage in military action and as a belligerent go it alone, no allied approach. it is not well suited to our current national security needs. president obama has not shrink from using our military to protect this country, most notably in counterterrorism and the fact we were able to kill a osama bin laden, but we have againstlle to take steps al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and an effort to push back against the taliban. what you get from the romney campaign and dick cheney is that whenever there's a problem that we need to step in militarily. we have heard the rhetoric as romney has been critical of the president "not doing enough in syria." he has been much more belligerent in iran. you have to wonder if you have a number -- and other rep
. >> let's stay on foreign policy. you wrote an essay for "foreign policy" magazine. you said it was no secret that dick cheney was behind foreign- policy issues in the bush should ministration. 17 of the 34 advisers to mr. ronny are from the bush administration. you said that is a scary prospect. >> it is the over-willingness to engage in military action and as a belligerent go it alone, no allied approach. it is not well suited to our current national security needs....
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foreign policy in recent weeks. i personally think that if the united states and its allies fail in stopping iran to developing a nuclear weapon, containment is an excellent option. we've been containing iranians for 34 years and i think we can continue to do so. iran is more isolated now in the region. i don't know if we'll get into a discussion of its problems with its neighbors, certainly it's very, very worried about its situation in syria. it has lost its cache. it's narrative as being champion of the oppressed doesn't wash so well when it's oppressing its own people, putting down demonstrations after its 2009 elections and supporting the regime in syria. i think we're in a relatively good place. the question, however, is whether the u.s. government will be able to come up with some creative ideas in what is, for us, an election year. and whether obama will have the courage as well as ayatollah will have the courage to compromise. i'll leave it there. [ applause ] >> good morning. thank you for inviting me to s
foreign policy in recent weeks. i personally think that if the united states and its allies fail in stopping iran to developing a nuclear weapon, containment is an excellent option. we've been containing iranians for 34 years and i think we can continue to do so. iran is more isolated now in the region. i don't know if we'll get into a discussion of its problems with its neighbors, certainly it's very, very worried about its situation in syria. it has lost its cache. it's narrative as being...
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the organizing principle of any nation's foreign policy. if you can't protect your homeland, you can't need a foreign policy. ner 9/11 was the second bloodiest day in history. 9/11 is not a footnote, it is not a historical memory, it is a reminder of our vulnerabilities. preventing weapons of mass destruction, maintaining access to energy, security for the state of israel. i would argue when you strip it all away, these are our core interests. the other two, promotion of arab/-israeli peacemaking and doing what we can to bring transparency, pluralism, respect for human rights, gender equality to an arab world in the process of change. to me is t's goi-- to me it's g be a very tough proposition. if you cannot change history, you better be very careful. if you don't get out of its way, you can easily be run over by it. we need to keep this in mind as we deal with these issues. number two, street credibility. street credibility in this region is everything. and frankly, we are very low on it. we are extricating ourselves from the two longest w
the organizing principle of any nation's foreign policy. if you can't protect your homeland, you can't need a foreign policy. ner 9/11 was the second bloodiest day in history. 9/11 is not a footnote, it is not a historical memory, it is a reminder of our vulnerabilities. preventing weapons of mass destruction, maintaining access to energy, security for the state of israel. i would argue when you strip it all away, these are our core interests. the other two, promotion of arab/-israeli...
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appears to be taking advice to get a foreign policy critique going. what's interesting is that obama has tried to pair it back saying all these people on the campaign are complaining about what i'm doing. why don't you tell me what you plan to do. do you want to go to war with iran? voters don't like iran, certainly don't the idea of iran having a bomb. if it comes to if i'm elected promise, i promise we will have a war with iran, that's a different political calculation. so, there's lots of, again, hand waving and table pounding and you're apologizing for america and all this sort of atmospheric stuff. what obama appears to want to do is have a precise policy discussion. so war then? i think that's how he thinks he can pair it back. whether or not that will work, i don't know. >> right there and then i'll get some in the back. it's hard for me to see in the new auditorium. these lights are really bright. >> they are. >> milton hoenig, international center for terrorism studies. in going for a diplomatic solution, how do you deal with the iaea's persi
appears to be taking advice to get a foreign policy critique going. what's interesting is that obama has tried to pair it back saying all these people on the campaign are complaining about what i'm doing. why don't you tell me what you plan to do. do you want to go to war with iran? voters don't like iran, certainly don't the idea of iran having a bomb. if it comes to if i'm elected promise, i promise we will have a war with iran, that's a different political calculation. so, there's lots of,...
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foreign-policy. do you feel that u.s. foreign-policy is sort of the same whether you have a republican or democrat in the white house? do you see any change happening let's save a mitt romney becomes the next president of the united states and how we deal with iran? >> change for the worse is much more probable than likely then change for the better. but i would agree with you that obviously there is bureaucratic inertia and there is institutions that are going to take a tremendous amount of willpower to be able to change. i think perhaps one of the mistakes, shortcomings, of this massive movement behind obama that by now probably is quite disappointing and they were hoping for other things, is that a lot of organizations, a lot of the grassroots kind of took a vacation once obama was in office. there was a belief perhaps that you know, he is there and he is going to take care of it and they won't have access as the opponents of obama sought, as the bureaucrats who prefer the status quo and obama fails to reactivate the d
foreign-policy. do you feel that u.s. foreign-policy is sort of the same whether you have a republican or democrat in the white house? do you see any change happening let's save a mitt romney becomes the next president of the united states and how we deal with iran? >> change for the worse is much more probable than likely then change for the better. but i would agree with you that obviously there is bureaucratic inertia and there is institutions that are going to take a tremendous amount...
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not exactly your ronald reagan foreign policy success story. obama's miscalculations are changing history. they are now on the verge of a nuclear run. they are at the epicenter of global jihad. that explains the commitment to developing nuclear weapons. as the ultimate expression of imposing their will on the world. and failing to appreciate iran's deadly nuclear goal, obama has chosen the rong siwrong side onn because he ignored the true democracy movement in iran. that's our best hope of defeating iran with deadly, genocidal intentions. now we credit our brave troops for winning the war in iraq at a very tremendous cost. se t peace.sident recently chose this past week the administration announced once again, they intend to do the same thing in afghanistan. and they lose the peace in afghanistan. it's unthinkable after a decade of effort to defeat global jihad, obama, for the sake of re-election, his chosen to hand iraq to the iranians. only obama could snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and call it success. [ applause ] before obama was e
not exactly your ronald reagan foreign policy success story. obama's miscalculations are changing history. they are now on the verge of a nuclear run. they are at the epicenter of global jihad. that explains the commitment to developing nuclear weapons. as the ultimate expression of imposing their will on the world. and failing to appreciate iran's deadly nuclear goal, obama has chosen the rong siwrong side onn because he ignored the true democracy movement in iran. that's our best hope of...
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how can we conduct our foreign policy when that foreign-policy is dependent on public support? it is easy for demagogues to appear. and what i particularly deplored is the print of level of any discussion of foreign policy in the debate between democrats and republicans. >> that probably all goes well for the president in an election. >> if the public is ignorant, perhaps they will be receptive to that type of thing. >> i see. we need an american spirit of will to be learning, to know about the world. and we have dedicated our program to try to educate people of the world. >> that is right. and the question is, how many people on the national scale really watch programs and -- programs as thoughtful as yours? >> thank you. >> we have the best educational system in the world by far. they have no years. but it's less and less impressive as you go down the scale down to secondary education. and on top of it, the public has very little exposure to very informed news about the world. >> is that true about countries around the world, or they much more knowledgeable than we are? >> th
how can we conduct our foreign policy when that foreign-policy is dependent on public support? it is easy for demagogues to appear. and what i particularly deplored is the print of level of any discussion of foreign policy in the debate between democrats and republicans. >> that probably all goes well for the president in an election. >> if the public is ignorant, perhaps they will be receptive to that type of thing. >> i see. we need an american spirit of will to be learning,...
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foreign policy. he went on to deconstructs that and explain it in a variety of ways. but your thoughts on mr. romney's approach to put foreign policy on the agenda. >> i think he is looking for a way to distinguish himself from president obama's for policy. since he does not have a significant difference in the actual policy prescription that he is calling for, what he is resorting to is simply saying president obama is not tough enough. his rhetoric is not firm enough. he is leading from behind instead of in front. but when pressed on what would you actually do, he is giving out policies that are really not that different from those of president obama. the language is a little bit different. the only significant difference, on iran, we can expect that both president obama and candidate romney will be focusing a great deal on iran as a threat. their language will be very similar. but the red line they are imposing is very different. for president obama, the red line all along has been the question of
foreign policy. he went on to deconstructs that and explain it in a variety of ways. but your thoughts on mr. romney's approach to put foreign policy on the agenda. >> i think he is looking for a way to distinguish himself from president obama's for policy. since he does not have a significant difference in the actual policy prescription that he is calling for, what he is resorting to is simply saying president obama is not tough enough. his rhetoric is not firm enough. he is leading from...
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. >> eric from the instituted on foreign policy analysis. bob, you characterized jonathan's description as balanced which i don't disagree with except to say there was a great deal of caution expressed. i wonder what you would think of, rather than our thinking caution now, that our thinking maybe a reckless effort almost, at least one that's energetic, robust, maybe provocative, urgent to use the word and maybe a capacious one that has a chance to bring north korea back into the npt and so forth. what i'm saying is shouldn't we be now looking to create opportunities out of what we have? we've seen some positive factors here. isn't this, would you describe it as such an urgent issue, one where we pull out the stops and we try to see what we want and we make it work. i say that to you because i remember you and i have had a conversation about the agreed framework where you said it may have been flawed, but it waset. that's the other side of this, should we be shooting for what we really want or what we can get. i lts noticed that china was ve
. >> eric from the instituted on foreign policy analysis. bob, you characterized jonathan's description as balanced which i don't disagree with except to say there was a great deal of caution expressed. i wonder what you would think of, rather than our thinking caution now, that our thinking maybe a reckless effort almost, at least one that's energetic, robust, maybe provocative, urgent to use the word and maybe a capacious one that has a chance to bring north korea back into the npt and...
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going to be a big debate in terms of foreign policy. the president had a huge lead and romney narrowed that gap. we'll see how it ends up. >> luke, the latest nbc/wall street journal poll has a lot of meat in it including the finding more trust president obama than romney. the other thing interesting in that poll was if obama wins re-election 62% say they want to see major changes, 31% say they want minor changes, only 4% want another term to look like the first term. so which begs the question, look, if you want major changes, why don't you vote for the other guy. the other thing is with so few people wanting to see a repeat of the past four years, does the president need to come out and acknowledge that the past four years have been it terrible, maybe he made some mistakes instead of just sort of reflectively defending his record. it seems as though he needs to connect with some people very disappointed. >> on the issue of foreign policy, if you look at it historically it's never beneficial for a presidential incumbent to say that the
going to be a big debate in terms of foreign policy. the president had a huge lead and romney narrowed that gap. we'll see how it ends up. >> luke, the latest nbc/wall street journal poll has a lot of meat in it including the finding more trust president obama than romney. the other thing interesting in that poll was if obama wins re-election 62% say they want to see major changes, 31% say they want minor changes, only 4% want another term to look like the first term. so which begs the...
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his policies are popular somewhere. romney has distinction in foreign policy, it's this. remember who you are dealing with. obama is like me. he preferred to be cool rather than rule. he took exception to exceptionalism. what romney is saying is we're going back to the way we were. we have don't care if you don't like us. we'd rath ber respected and feared than be part of anti-bullying campaign. >> kimberly: bob, you seem enthralled. otherwise inspired. >> bob: inspired the word. dana is right. this would have been lost if not for the timing of it. not a bad delivery. this is where romney fell short. he says. he does not call for a cutoff date at all. he wants condition. a lot of people on the right want to cut off aid altogether. >> eric: wait. >> bob: por done me? >> eric: if conditions aren't met, then what? >> bob: i don't know what that means. >> bob: if i could finish. >> eric: again, bob -- finish. okay. >> bob: he said that we should begin to supply our friends in syria, syrian revolt. which would be fine especially our closest allies like turkey don't know who th
his policies are popular somewhere. romney has distinction in foreign policy, it's this. remember who you are dealing with. obama is like me. he preferred to be cool rather than rule. he took exception to exceptionalism. what romney is saying is we're going back to the way we were. we have don't care if you don't like us. we'd rath ber respected and feared than be part of anti-bullying campaign. >> kimberly: bob, you seem enthralled. otherwise inspired. >> bob: inspired the word....
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there are many printed dresses, and foreign-policy is never exact. it is also about the immediate versus the future. when you are dealing with situations that are uncontrollable and combustible, you try to stabilize the situation as quickly as you can and work toward democratic reform. that works only if you continue to work toward democratic reform and keep pressure on the leaders of those countries as those countries become more secure and stable, but the other part is the reality and the immediacy of the immediate interest, let's take that first interest we have and put a priority on that. and we will deal with the rest of the interest as we have time. there is no perfect way to do this. in is very imperfect. we are juggling all the time competing interest, but in the end the country must know we are anchored by a system of values, a system of expectations and standards, that the people's interest must always come first. and we are imperfect, and if you look at the mistakes we have made since world war ii, it is when we have cut loose from those s
there are many printed dresses, and foreign-policy is never exact. it is also about the immediate versus the future. when you are dealing with situations that are uncontrollable and combustible, you try to stabilize the situation as quickly as you can and work toward democratic reform. that works only if you continue to work toward democratic reform and keep pressure on the leaders of those countries as those countries become more secure and stable, but the other part is the reality and the...
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he gave russia the number one foreign policy executive. he gave them that and got nothing in return. i presume he could have gotten them to agree to sanctions against iran and he did not. that is one of the grid is foreign policy errors. he should kept a bargaining chip on the table. we should have been aggressively listening to the voices of dissent in iran. we should have aggressively supported them. we should have made it clear that we had military plans if they do not remove their nuclear capabilities. that does not mean that we pull the trigger but we communicate that we are ready to do so. instead, this administration has communicated to the iranians that we're more worried about israel attacking them than we are about them becoming nuclear. it is extraordinary. those are some thoughts directed at iran. the president's foreign policy, in my opinion, as a perception that his charm and persuasiveness is so compelling that he can sit down with hugo chavez and a mahmoud ahmadinejad and they will stop doing bad things. it is an extraordin
he gave russia the number one foreign policy executive. he gave them that and got nothing in return. i presume he could have gotten them to agree to sanctions against iran and he did not. that is one of the grid is foreign policy errors. he should kept a bargaining chip on the table. we should have been aggressively listening to the voices of dissent in iran. we should have aggressively supported them. we should have made it clear that we had military plans if they do not remove their nuclear...
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but governor, when it comes to our foreign policy, you seem to want to import the foreign policies of the 1980s like the social policies of the 1950s and the economic policies of it is 1920s. >> that was a great line, but he went on to accuse mitt romney of having the foreign policy of both george w. bush and obama. i'm confused. how can mitt romney's foreign policy span three decades and three different presidents? >> he also got the ships going under the water. submarines are boats, with na corrected as well. i've watched the network all day preparing for. this you cannot accuse governor romney of being too close to president obama on policies and say his policies are from 1980s. that doesn't work. i was in the 1980s, and i liked how it ran. we were on top of things. we started cutbacks under reagan. he took cuts during the time he was in office. we were actually doing things well, and that's why we talked about the navy. the navy was effective back then, 500-ship navy. there were things they were trying to draw out of governor romney, that don't play well when you get to the redeta
but governor, when it comes to our foreign policy, you seem to want to import the foreign policies of the 1980s like the social policies of the 1950s and the economic policies of it is 1920s. >> that was a great line, but he went on to accuse mitt romney of having the foreign policy of both george w. bush and obama. i'm confused. how can mitt romney's foreign policy span three decades and three different presidents? >> he also got the ships going under the water. submarines are...
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policy trend late -- translate to foreign- policy in afghanistan. ? >> i voted for the military operation in the first place. there are places in north africa and somalia and from yemen and nigeria. you have a group -- >> are you saying the u.s. focuses on the wrong place? >> we focus on one place at a time. we need to get out of afghanistan now. i was the first senator to oppose the operation. this is not a place you want to stay forever. the consequences of staying there are basically because we went there in the first place. >> iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons at this point. do you think sanctions are the right way to engage with iran at this point? >> i agree with the president. all actions must be on the table. that does not mean in dating or attacking are the only ways to get it done. the sanctions are beginning to have an impact. >> you are working on president obama's reelection. you say you are concerned about some of necessarily triumphant statements coming from the administration. what do you -- unnecessarily triumphant statements
policy trend late -- translate to foreign- policy in afghanistan. ? >> i voted for the military operation in the first place. there are places in north africa and somalia and from yemen and nigeria. you have a group -- >> are you saying the u.s. focuses on the wrong place? >> we focus on one place at a time. we need to get out of afghanistan now. i was the first senator to oppose the operation. this is not a place you want to stay forever. the consequences of staying there are...
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and which side of the line do you want american foreign policy to be on. we are coming off of two of the longest wars in american history. they cast their own shadows. we may have overreacted to them, but we're right to overreact. we're right to now look at when you decide to put american men and women, american resources, and american credibility in harm's way. when do you do that, under what circumstances? 20th century has been kind to only one american president with respect to an international conflict. only one. and you know why it was kind? it was kind because the justification for a war of necessity or choice was so clear, the objectives and the victory were decisive and final, and it was the only war of the 20th century where america's internal house was strengthened as a consequence and its influence abroad was strengthened. i'm not holding up this war, we don't have the luxury in the 21st century and it's a good thing, too. my only point is we need to be -- and i'll say -- if i haven't used the words, i'll use them now. we need to be cruel and un
and which side of the line do you want american foreign policy to be on. we are coming off of two of the longest wars in american history. they cast their own shadows. we may have overreacted to them, but we're right to overreact. we're right to now look at when you decide to put american men and women, american resources, and american credibility in harm's way. when do you do that, under what circumstances? 20th century has been kind to only one american president with respect to an...
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there was no real debate on foreign policy. >> no solutions, nothing like that. who needs solutions, right? >> not that you thought it would change next year. >> did you didn't watch it, you didn't miss anything. who is the winner in your judgment? >> i'm not going to say there's a fair winner but i would say overall obama probably scored more points because he goes into this as commander in chief so he walks out there does the job he's done. mitt romney probably was just showing up and saying, look, i'm on the same stage as he is. i don't want to make any waves. i don't want to talk about war or scare anybody. >> because of barack obama got the commander in chief passing colors i think he won and i think it was fairly clear and fairly decisive. i don't think mitt romney hurt himself but i think barack obama may have helped himself a point or two in the course of the debate by winning this tonight. >> romney may have been playing it too safe. >> a little too soft in this. he became the peace candidate in the course of this debate. >> matt, martha, thanks very muc
there was no real debate on foreign policy. >> no solutions, nothing like that. who needs solutions, right? >> not that you thought it would change next year. >> did you didn't watch it, you didn't miss anything. who is the winner in your judgment? >> i'm not going to say there's a fair winner but i would say overall obama probably scored more points because he goes into this as commander in chief so he walks out there does the job he's done. mitt romney probably was...
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on the differences in policy, i always trial to keep foreign policy nonpartisan as possible. i think it weakens our hand in the world. maybe because i'm new here. when you deal with foreign countries and foreign relations t the nation has a whole has a stronger hand if our of points are responsibly stated. not that we should be engaged but rather how we engage. i think and maybe that's evolving. i think the president's administration is somewhat often had an overreliance on institutions, global institutions whether it's the security council or the united nations or to take the lead on some of these initiatives. i use libya as one example. we did engage in libya, pretty significantly on the front probably for the first 272 hours, four days and then kind of backed off and allowed our allies to do much of the work. ultimate little it turned out fine. my argument was not that it didn't work out at the end. my argument is if the u.s. had been more engaged, the job would have been done sooner. you would have less militias running around than you have now. right now, that they're ha
on the differences in policy, i always trial to keep foreign policy nonpartisan as possible. i think it weakens our hand in the world. maybe because i'm new here. when you deal with foreign countries and foreign relations t the nation has a whole has a stronger hand if our of points are responsibly stated. not that we should be engaged but rather how we engage. i think and maybe that's evolving. i think the president's administration is somewhat often had an overreliance on institutions, global...
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that foreign-policy is dependent on public support. what i particularly deplore is the primitive level of any discussion of foreign policy of the so-called presidential debates amongst republicans. just a slogan or two, that is it. >> that probably augurs well for the president in an election. >> well, it should. >> i see, i see. so, we need an american spirit of will to be able to go around the world. we have tried to use the program to educate people around the world. >> how many people on the social scale, a national scale, as we have the best higher educational system in the world. our top universities are here. there is less and less as you go down the scale. on top of that, the public has very little exposure. >> is that true in other countries around the world? or are they much more knowledgeable than we are? >> there is many more cross- border invasion to provide historical perspectives on education, which are more significantly basically a continental society that does not catch on other major companies -- countries. >> is it
that foreign-policy is dependent on public support. what i particularly deplore is the primitive level of any discussion of foreign policy of the so-called presidential debates amongst republicans. just a slogan or two, that is it. >> that probably augurs well for the president in an election. >> well, it should. >> i see, i see. so, we need an american spirit of will to be able to go around the world. we have tried to use the program to educate people around the world....
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about foreign policy. the senate has to confirm somebody as secretary of state, even if john mccain decides he doesn't want one this year. there's a basic level of competence required, even of of the opposition party on the subject. not after what george bush did with it. even if you're just in congress, even if. you're just the opposition, you need to know what you're talking about. you need to have a basic level of competence. doing what john mccain says is not a reasonable substitution for basic competence on this subject. pick somebody else. frank rich joins us next. t as . now with a fancy coating that gives you a burst of wildberry flavor. now why make a flavored heartburn pill? because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make things you didn't even know you wanted. like a spoon fork. spray cheese. and jeans made out of sweatpants. so grab yourself some new prilosec otc wildberry. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. satisfaction guaranteed or yo
about foreign policy. the senate has to confirm somebody as secretary of state, even if john mccain decides he doesn't want one this year. there's a basic level of competence required, even of of the opposition party on the subject. not after what george bush did with it. even if you're just in congress, even if. you're just the opposition, you need to know what you're talking about. you need to have a basic level of competence. doing what john mccain says is not a reasonable substitution for...
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. >> strong foreign policy backed by a strong foreign policy. our panel will chew on it next up on kudlow. to work hard for a better future. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a one-to-one relationship. together for your future. ♪ >>> welcome back to the kudlow report. president obama pulls back his hand and doesn't address the country's financial problems. maybe that is why mitt romney's poll numbers are so high. if the numbers hold. it could signal something big. first up, in last night's debate. he made cheap shots. >> i think governor romney hasn't spent enough time looking at how our military works. you mentioned the navy. well we have more horses and bayonnets. the military has changed. >> remember are i hold him to latch onto the old reagan line take-home pay. >> yo
. >> strong foreign policy backed by a strong foreign policy. our panel will chew on it next up on kudlow. to work hard for a better future. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a one-to-one relationship. together for...
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policy but not a great for him and the advantage always goes to the white house in foreign policy crisis. >> this president has had a unique string of successes when it comes to fighting terrorism. that sort of thing. that's going to make him especially strong for an incumbent i think, and for a democrat. >> talking tough is not the same as experience and the president has more on foreign policy now. chris: john. >> a little counter. i do think iran and the possibilities of a really messy situation there poses a greater hazard to president obama. and undercutting what is generally a strong national security record. obama is a big variable -- iran is the big variable on foreign policy for obama. chris: i wonder about ironclad commitments like that one on nuclear iran, before you're elected make sure they don't have a political weapon. >> much easier for him to do. chris: helps him now but maybe a problem if he gets elected. that's the show. thanks for watching. that's the show. thanks for watching. see you here next week.
policy but not a great for him and the advantage always goes to the white house in foreign policy crisis. >> this president has had a unique string of successes when it comes to fighting terrorism. that sort of thing. that's going to make him especially strong for an incumbent i think, and for a democrat. >> talking tough is not the same as experience and the president has more on foreign policy now. chris: john. >> a little counter. i do think iran and the possibilities of a...
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the foreign-policy issue. -- i would like to touch base this on the foreign-policy issue. mitt romney make a statement about having backbone than later he states that he wants to work with china. he wants to deal with pakistan. when china wants to undermine our economy by selling cheap [unintelligible] and pakistan is gearing up for work. i think we need a president who is straight forward on things. not turn the hand of the dice. host: thank you. we are getting your reaction to the debate tonight. daniel says -- at the bottom of the hour, we will replay the debate. we will have a chance to you to weigh in on a live in the work chat. c-span.org/chat from 11:30 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. eastern. caller: good evening. i am a couple months short but at the fed in my mind, i support mitt romney -- but as it stand in my mind, i support mitt romney. when i get out of college four years or eight years from now. i've wanted be able to find a job. i -- it does not seem i will be able to do so the way things have been going.
the foreign-policy issue. -- i would like to touch base this on the foreign-policy issue. mitt romney make a statement about having backbone than later he states that he wants to work with china. he wants to deal with pakistan. when china wants to undermine our economy by selling cheap [unintelligible] and pakistan is gearing up for work. i think we need a president who is straight forward on things. not turn the hand of the dice. host: thank you. we are getting your reaction to the debate...